Ironing-board.



Patented I.Iuly I5, |902.'

fun. 704,835.

G. KAHLEB.

IBNING BOARD.

(Application ed Det. ,16, 1901.)

(ud Model.)

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` UNITED STAT-Eis PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE nAr-iLnaoFwrMoan,-.NEBRAsKA, lAssrenoR oF oNE-HALF To FRANK J. UFLINGER, oF w-YMoRE, NEBRASKA.`

IRONINGfBOARD.

srnornrcArroN forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,835, dan-.1 July 15, 1902.

Application iiled October 16,1901. Serial No. 78,833. (No model.)

The objectof this invention-is toprovidev novel details of construction for an ironingboard which render it foldable in parts thereof and afford a supporting-leg held in open adjustment by spring-pressure and the coaction of a keeper-block adapted for sliding adjustrnent, the 'construction' being simple, substantial, and' inexpensive."

The invention consists in novel details of construction and combination of parts, asis hereinafter described, and defined-in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a partly-sectional side elevation of the improved ironing-board. Fig. 2 ,is a side view showing the device in folded condition. Fig. 53 is a reverse plan view of the board folded; and Fig. e is a kreverse plan View otk one end of the board and thedetails thereon, showin g said details in operative adjustment and seen in the direction of the arrow to in Fig. 1. 1

The board 5 may 'with advantage be shaped as shown in Fig. 3,'-the main portion having suitable width defined by parallelside'edges and rounded corners at the transverse edge at one end 5a of the board. At a suitable distance from the end 5 the side edges of the board 5 are narrowed toward the opposite end 5b, which may be rounded, as shown. Upon the lowerV surface of the board 5, near the end 5i?, a cleat 6 is transversely secured, having a rounded lower surface providing a rocker-seat for the lspring-bar 7. Near the longitudinal center of the board 5 a rest-block S is secured v and extends crosswise of the board, and it will be seen that the transverse cleat and as will permit it to engage with the cleat 6 near one end of said spring-bar and thence extend to rest upon the block 8.' An abutment-bar 9, whichrnay be a metal rod, is partially bedded transversely in the adjacent surfaces of the spring-bar 7 and cleat 6, Which willsupport `the spring-bar rockably on the cleat andr'per-xnit t'he'forward endof the bar to seat upon the rest-block 8. and near the bar 9 bolts 10 are passed through alin'ed perforations in the board 5, cleat 6, and spring-bar 7, the heads of which bolts may be bedded in the board and their threaded ends extend through the spring-bar for reception of the-nuts 1l, which by their adjustment will graduate the strength of springpressure of the `bar 7 on kthe rest-block 8.

- A prop-leg is provided for main support of the-board 5 when in use and, as shown, is formed in two parts l2 13. .The tworpart leg isy preferably in the form of a Wooden bar about equal in width to that of the spring-bar 7, and, as shown in Fig. 3, the leg-section 12v is slotted longitudinally a-t or near its transverse center andfrom one'end, said slot a receiving the tongue a', formed on an end or" the leg-section- 13. Two guide-pieces 14 are held transversely on opposite sides of the tongue a', near its free end, laterally-projecting portions of'said guide-pieces having loose /contact with .the leg-section 12 at the sides of its slotted portion.

' In the tongue a a series ot' spaced perforations o2 are formed, which may be separately alined with two opposite perforations in the side portions of the slotted leg-section 12, and it will be evident that the insertion of a bolt l5 through the engaged portions of thev legsections 12 13 and the adjustment of the nut 15 on the bolt affords means to secure the sections of the leg-at any desired point of longitudinal adjustment if the proper perforation (t2 is engagedby said bolt.l The unslotted end of the leg-section l2 is hinged upon the free extremity of the spring-bar 7, the hinge c, which eiects the jointed connection of the leg-section with the spring-bar, being located such a distance from the free end of the leg-section 12 as will adapt said end to press upon the under surface of the board 5 when the two-part leg is rocked to extend it Forwardly of at a right angle to the board, such an adj ust.

ment causing the spring-bar to recede under tension from the rest-block 8 and forcibly impinge the end of the leg-section 12 upon the board 5. The relative proportion of parts is such as will adapt the unslotted end of the leg-section 12 to have contact with the forward edge of the rest-block 8 when the twopart leg 12 13 is adjusted to press one end on the board and project at a right angle therefrom, as shown in Fig. 1.

A keeper-block 16, having a pair of rightangular slots d formed in'it, which have their longer members alined. longitudinally of the block and the shorter lateral members d thereof projected toward the same edge of said keeper-block, is held to slide endwise on the under surface ofthe board 5 by the set-screws e, that pass through the slots d and screw into the board 5. l

lt will be seen that the set-screws e are so spaced apart and relatively positioned on the mit said block to be manually adjusted to? ward the rest-block 8 or away from it.

When the details of the improved ironingboard are to be adj usted for service, the twopart leg is afforded a suitable length and rocked in proper position, as shown in Fig. 1. This Will dispose the normally upper end of the leg-section 12 spring-pressed against the board and in lateral contact with the forward edge of the rest-block 8. The keeper-block 16 is now moved towardv the upright leg-section 12 and engages one end therewith, which will locate the bodies of the headed set-screws e opposite the transverse portions d of the angular slots d, so that if the block is slid sidewise this -will cause the set-screws e to enter these portions of said slots and lock the keeper-block from retraction, its end that engages with the leg-section 12 coacting with the block 8 and springbar 7 to hold the leg projected for service from the board 5, this adjustment of the keeper-block being represented in Fig. 4:.

When the extensible leg comprising the parts 12 13 is adjusted at right angles to the f ironing-board 5 and given proper length, so that the board will be supported in a level condition, :if the end portion 5at is seated upon an edge portion of the table-top A, the end ofv the spring-bar 7 will by its rockable adjustment be pressed against the lower side of the table-top and clamp the end 5? of the ironingboard upon the table-top, so as to prevent a displacement of the ironing-board.

When the device is not needed for service, the leg may be released by sliding the keeperblock 16, so as to remove it a suitable distance from the leg-section 12, as represented in Fig. 3, which will permit the leg to be folded, as shown in Fig. 2, producing a compact package that may be stored in any desired place.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination with a suitably-shaped board, a cleat thereon having a convex face, an abutment-bar bedded in the cleat, and a restblock secured upon the board spaced from the cleat, of a spring-bar secured near one end on the cleat, and having contact with the abutment-bar, and a prop-leg hinged near one end thereof upon one springing end of the bar, said leg being held projected at a right angle from theboard by the resilience of the spring-bar,'and a lateral contact of one end upon a side edge of the rest-block.

2. The combination with a suitably-shaped board, a transversely-disposed cleat secured near one end thereon, a transverse rest-block secured on the board and spaced from the cleat, and a springbar secured near one of its ends upon the cleat so as to press toward the rest-block, of a prop-leg hinged near one of its ends upon an end of the spring-bar, and held at aright angle to the board in contact with the rest-block, by a keeper-block, said keeper-block comprising an oblong piece having two spaced angular slots in it, engaged by set-screws that may slide in longitudinal portions of the slots and interlock with lateral extensions thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` GEORGE KAHLER.

Witnesses:

J. W. GERMAN, TONY I-IINNoN. 

